Kiora

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 15 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kiora by the numbers

Kiora was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Kiora

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kiora. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kiralord or ruler; a form of Kyra817 in the US (2017)
  • Koramaiden; form of Kore or Cora503 in the US (2017)
  • Kieradark-haired; a form of Ciara356 in the US (2017)
  • Kiowakiowa people, plains tribe of north america7 in the US (2017)
  • Kiara341 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kimora272 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kiora

Names that are said the same way as Kiora, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kierradark-haired; variant of Ciara94 in the US (2017)
  • Khiaraclear and bright; a form of Chiara4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kyrialady, mistress; feminine of kyrios9 in the US (2017)
  • Kiharacultivated field or farming area5 in the US (2017)
  • Kyara59 in the US (2017)
  • Kiarah27 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kiora

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